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𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞.
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬.

𝑫𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒕, 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐖𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬:

⋒ 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐔𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞
⋒ 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 (𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧)
⋒ 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 (𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧)
⋒ 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠
⋒ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝
⋒ 𝐒𝐮𝐩
⋒ 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫

13/10/2026

FABLES OF STANLEY ISLAND

The Warthogs & the Jack Russells

Many years ago, when our grandparents, Barbara and Lud, were running Stanley Island, Barbara was given two rescued warthog piglets to look after.

At around the same time, there was also a litter of Jack Russell puppies on the island.

Then came a big storm.

The little warthogs had made themselves a burrow to shelter from the weather, and somewhere along the way, the Jack Russell puppies followed them in. Apparently deciding they had found themselves a rather warm and cosy new home, the puppies stayed.

After that, whenever guests came to the island and asked Barbara if they could see the baby warthogs, she would stand outside the burrow and call for them.

Out would come one Jack Russell.

Then another.

Then another…

And finally, the two little warthogs everyone had been waiting for.

For a while, a burrow dug by two rescued warthogs became home to one rather unusual little family.

Warthogs, Jack Russells and another story that could only really have happened on Stanley Island.

07/10/2026

Sorry, we’re kinda busy.

Swimming, boat trips, long lunches, massages, dinner, a few cocktails and making friends with the locals 🦓

05/10/2026

Finally starting to see the foundations take shape, which means we can start getting a little creative.

We have plenty of ideas for this space - some a little more ambitious than others, but we’ll see where it takes us.

For now, it’s exciting to see things moving again, and we’re looking forward to welcoming guests back to the restaurant and getting everything ready for our December season.

A little glimpse at what could be… 👀

27/09/2026

We’d like to think the zebras are the main attraction, but Seun might disagree.

Somehow, he has a way of finding our guests, making himself completely at home, and convincing everyone that they’re his favourite person.

Many have come to Stanley Island hoping to see the zebras. A surprising number have left with photos of Seun instead. 😂

20/09/2026

The Island Beach Bar started with a young couple and an idea.

Swipe → to see how it evolved over the years.

What began as little more than a patch of sand grew year after year, as they kept building, changing, learning and adding a little more each season. Somewhere along the way, they weren’t just building a beach bar - they were creating something that would become part of so many people’s memories.

Over the years, the Beach Bar became the backdrop to countless summer days, long afternoons, cocktails, parties, friendships and memories. Every year, the Island Beach Bar grew a little more with each season leaving its own mark on the space.

Without necessarily knowing it at the time, they had built more than a beach bar. They had built a legacy.

The floods may have changed the landscape once again, but perhaps that is part of the story of this place too. The Island Beach Bar has never really stood still.

So this year, we get to learn from everything that came before us, start with the sand once again, and breathe new life into a space that has already lived many lives.

The next chapter of the Island Beach Bar. Coming soon.

10/09/2026

The Keurbooms River is one of Plettenberg Bay’s best kept secrets. 🤎

Spend an afternoon drifting upriver, as the mountains close in around you.

Some of the most beautiful stretches of the Keurbooms can only be reached from the water by boat, canoe or SUP.

No roads. No crowds. Just river, mountains and somewhere new around every bend.

06/09/2026

It’s not always sunshine on the island. There’s something about a rainy day here. The river becomes still, the zebras carry on as usual, the restaurant feels a little cosier, and even Seun, our island cat finds his favourite chair.

The sound of rain has a way of reminding us that there’s nowhere we need to rush to.

Some days are made for doing very little.

04/09/2026

Same space. Same family. Different generation.

Once the island bar, now our coffee bar - still made for gathering.

And the man behind at the bar in the first photo? That’s our father, who decades later has helped us renovate and build many of the wooden details you see around the island today.

A little full-circle Stanley Island moment. 🤎

30/08/2026

It’s all in the details for us.

The key waiting for you.
Fresh linen.
A quiet corner.
Something gathered from the island.
The little touches you may not notice at first, but that make a place feel considered.

As we’ve been reimagining Stanley Island, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about these smaller moments - keeping things simple, natural and connected to where we are.

Nothing too polished. Nothing too perfect.

23/08/2026

Our brides and grooms are always up for an adventure whether it’s rain or shine. 🤍

Because a destination this unique calls for a certain kind of couple. The ones who’ll paddle out in their wedding clothes, wander through the wild with zebras nearby, embrace the rain, and pop the ch*****ne under the stars. ✨

Stanley Island isn’t for everyone… and that’s exactly why we love it.

And somehow, we’re lucky enough to have some of South Africa’s most incredible photographers capturing all the magic, adventure and beautifully unexpected moments along the way.

How lucky are we?

📸: Destination Elopements & Wedding

📸 Destination Elopements & Wedding

📸: Estefania Romero | Artful photography

📸: ⟁ Numinous Media House ⟁

📸: ⟁ Numinous Media House ⟁

📸: Piet My Vrou | Nicole Mac Donald

Address

Stanley Island
Plettenberg Bay
6600

Opening Hours

08:00 - 21:00

Telephone

+27648607958

Website

http://www.stanleyisland.com/

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